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Characterization labels used: Eleventh Doctor, companionless Doctor, child companion group, journalist character, active investigator, caring Doctor, curious Doctor

Relationships labels used: found family, Doctor and children, siblings, parent loss, custody conflict, power imbalance, authority vs outsider, Doctor vs Daleks

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Doctor Who: After Life

Al Ewing, Rob Williams · 2015 · Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor (Titan Comics) series

The Eleventh Doctor recruits a grieving library assistant and races through linked, weirdly funny time-travel adventures.

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Characterization labels: Eleventh Doctor · new companion · older companion · grieving protagonist · library assistant · challenging companion · mature companion · no-nonsense companion · emotionally grounded character · supportive but critical companion · new friends

Relationships labels: Doctor-companion dynamic · friendship · mentor relationship · found family · grief and support · challenging authority · traveling party · romantic absence · parent-child grief · rivalry with authority

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Distance: 0.1794

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Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow

Tommy Donbavand · 2013 · Doctor Who: New Series Adventures

The Eleventh Doctor and Clara battle an alien that feeds on grief in the shadow of JFK’s assassination.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: Eleventh Doctor · Clara companion · protective Doctor · whimsical Doctor · quirky Doctor · bubbly companion · generic side characters · character voice · fanservice characterization

Relationships labels: Doctor-companion · banter · flirty banter · trust · friendship · found family · grief bonds · supporting duo

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Distance: 0.2025

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Doctor Who and the Daleks

David Whitaker · 1964 · Doctor Who Target Books (Numerical Order)

A first-person retelling of the Doctor’s first Dalek adventure, with a reworked origin for the TARDIS crew.

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Characterization labels: mysterious doctor · unwilling companions · unemployed scientist · history teacher · granddaughter companion · resourceful heroine · mysterious outsider · male companion protagonist · devious doctor · heroic companion

Relationships labels: found family · romantic tension · will they won't they · mentor companion · traveling group · kidnapping · power imbalance · friendship under stress · companions team · doctor and companions

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Distance: 0.2056

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A Case of Need

Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson · 2017

A Boston pathologist investigates when a doctor friend is jailed over a woman’s death after an alleged illegal abortion.

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Characterization labels: pathologist · obstetrician · doctor-detective · loyal friend · professional colleague · prominent physician · medical authority · upright doctor · scapegoat · imperfect protagonist · driven investigator · arrogant doctors · many characters

Relationships labels: friendship · professional loyalty · doctor colleague · family secrets · parent-child conflict · doctor-patient · hospital hierarchy · romantic infidelity · marital tension · power imbalance · community suspicion

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Distance: 0.2070

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Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks

Ben Aaronovitch, James Goss, Jonathan Morris · 1990 · Doctor Who Target Books (Numerical Order)

The Seventh Doctor returns to 1963 London to recover a dangerous Time Lord device before rival Dalek factions do.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: seventh Doctor · secretive protagonist · manipulative protagonist · ruthless protagonist · companion adventure · strong companion · resourceful heroine · ensemble cast · scientist character · military characters · supporting cast depth · sympathetic villains · individualized antagonists

Relationships labels: Doctor-companion · Doctor-Dalek rivalry · rival factions · friendship · romantic tension · family backstory · power struggle · betrayal · teamwork

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Distance: 0.2089

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Doctor Who: Magic of the Angels

Jacqueline Rayner · 2012 · Doctor Who: Quick Reads

The Eleventh Doctor, Amy, and Rory investigate missing girls and a magic act hiding a deadly Weeping Angel in London.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: the Eleventh Doctor · Amy · Rory · beloved companions · quirky Doctor · nurse character · deadpan companion · fan service characterization

Relationships labels: Doctor-companion team · husband-and-wife companions · ensemble dynamic · friendship · bickering trio · companionship

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Distance: 0.2188

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Doctor Who: Festival of Death

Jonathan Morris · 2000 · Past Doctor Adventures

The Fourth Doctor, Romana, and K-9 unravel a deadly time loop at an afterlife theme park where they’ve already saved everyone.

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Characterization labels: Fourth Doctor · Romana · K-9 · time traveler · equal partnership · bantering duo · quirky protagonist · cunning protagonist · alien viewpoint · competent companion · supporting ensemble · suicidal computer · zombie survivors · antagonist with hidden motive · authority figures · misunderstood hero

Relationships labels: Doctor-Companion · found family · partnership · banter · trust · shared timeline · power imbalance · accusation · hero worship

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Distance: 0.2218

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Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii

James Moran · 2022 · Doctor Who: Target Books

The Doctor and Donna land in Pompeii on the eve of Vesuvius, where history, prophecy, and alien danger collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: Doctor · companion · strong-willed companion · vulnerable companion · alien outsider · ordinary family · supporting cast focus

Relationships labels: Doctor-companion banter · friendship · family bonds · power imbalance · duty vs compassion

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Distance: 0.2240

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Doctor Who: The Pirate Loop

Simon Guerrier · 2007 · Doctor Who: New Series Adventures

The Doctor and Martha investigate a vanished starship and get trapped in a time loop with space pirates.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: Tenth Doctor · Martha Jones · enigmatic Doctor · resourceful companion · strong side characters · alien side characters · playful villains · comic antagonists · morally instructive protagonist

Relationships labels: Doctor-companion bond · friendship · banter · mutual reliance · enemy-to-allied tension · community choice · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.2292

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Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairytales

Justin Richards · 2015 · Doctor Who NSA Anthologies

Fifteen classic fairy tales are retold with Doctor Who monsters, companions, and time-travel twists.

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Characterization labels: the Doctor · companions · children's book characters · female lead · clever heroine · brave girl · royalty · villains as monsters · unsuspecting protagonists

Relationships labels: Doctor and companion · family bonds · grandmother relationship · siblings · royal succession · mentor figure · parent-child

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Distance: 0.2321

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Hospital

Han Song · 2023 · Hospital

A business trip turns nightmarish when a mysterious illness traps one man inside a dystopian hospital system.

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Characterization labels: hapless protagonist · confused protagonist · middle-aged man · patient protagonist · bureaucratic functionaries · doctors · medical punk · flat characters · delirious protagonist · imaginative protagonist

Relationships labels: doctor-patient power imbalance · institutional control · family breakdown · family conventions · bribery · coercion · dependency · authority conflict · gendered hostility · parent-child tension

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Distance: 0.2325

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Doctor Who: Scratchman

Tom Baker, James Goss · 2019 · Adventures of the 4th Doctor

The Fourth Doctor recounts a nightmare island adventure, where scarecrows, trials, and a devilish force collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: Fourth Doctor · companions · trickster hero · comic relief · level-headed companion · villainous force · fear-driven antagonist · self-aware protagonist · vivid companions

Relationships labels: Doctor-companion bond · friendship · trial by peers · authority conflict · mentor-protector dynamic

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2336

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